A09-05-0018 Eskandar Tooma Aliaa I. Bassiouny Valuation of an Increased Capacity Project Using Real Option Analysis: The Case of Savola Sime Egypt “Our profits almost doubled last financial year; however‚ I don’t think we can expect the same increase this year‚” said Karim Reda‚ production manager for Savola Sime Egypt‚ in September 1997. “We simply don’t have the capacity to produce more.” He was speaking to Mohamed Sallam‚ CFO of Savola. Over the past month‚ Sallam’s office had witnessed extensive
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CAPACITY PLANNING Real Options Analysis Practice Questions and Solutions CAPACITY PLANNING Question 1: PROJECT SABLE Use a 30% per year discount rate to evaluate Project Sable‚ which has two phases. You may invest in the first‚ in both or in neither. You may not invest in the second phase without investing in the first. Phase 1 requires an investment of $100. One year later the project delivers on the average $120. At that time‚ after the phase 1 payout has been received‚ you may invest
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Question 1 What are the tradeoffs in using Multiples versus DCF analysis? DCF Valuation 1. Forecast revenue for each year for from the firm’s financial data. 2. Select appropriate discount rate based on WACC 3. Discount each cashflow back to it present value 4. Obtain the terminal value through an application of terminal value multiple 5. You add these values together 6. Using this method‚ Martin calculates the price of Cox’s share to be $54.29 Multiple Valuation: 1. Identify comparable
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Differences between APV and option valuation Valuing MW Acquisition by using APV method assumes in practice that exploiting of all MW’s reserves is certain and happens right after the acquisition. In other words‚ the APV method excludes the flexibility in future decision making. In this case‚ Apache has both an option to defer the exploiting of reserves into future and Apache may also choose not to exploit the MW reserves at all. As some of MW’s reserves are actually real options‚ the APV valuation method
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Information Technology Management from 1960-2000 By Richard L. Nolan - IT ( Information Technology. Digital convergence in data‚ voice and‚ video - new functions were continuously assigned to the computer due to organizational learning - IT became an information revolution that changed the way companies worked Stages Theory of IT Management - Four stages of organizational learning on an S-shaped Curve o Stage I: Initiation ( proving the value of the technology
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variable for the real options model. The state variable is the average hypothetical net inflow of the sequel‚ discounted using a WACC of 12.36% back to 1989. Discounting back to 1989 is important because this is the time of the first film’s release. Within several weeks of release‚ the film’s success is known. This starting point value is $13.53M. This state variable is unaffected by managerial actions and describes the main source of risk that affects the sequel rights exercise option under consideration
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Real Options The standard net present values (NPV) analysis of capital budgeting values a project by discounting its expected cash flows at a risk-adjusted cost of capital. This technique is by far the most widely used technique for evaluating capital projects. However‚ standard NPV analysis does not take account of the flexibility inherent in the capital budgeting process. Part of the complexity of the capital budgeting process is that we can change our decision dynamically‚ depending on the
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Antamina a real option? In what way is the bidding structure put in place by the Peruvian government an option? The mine had a valuable real option component‚ in the form of the right to develop the mine after completing exploration. The Peruvian government requested the bidders to state both the premium that they would pay and exercise price (development expenditure) they would set for this real option. What is the correspondence between these real options and financial options? Theoretically
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TITLE: MW Petroleum Corporation: A Valuation Approach on Real Assets ABSTRACTOR SUMMARY Valuation is the estimation of an asset’s value‚ whether real or financial‚ based on variables perceived to be related to future investment returns‚ on comparison with similar assets‚ or‚ when relevant‚ on estimates of immediate liquidation proceeds (Pinto‚ Henry‚ Robinson‚ Stowe; 2010). Correct valuation of real assets can present challenges to financial analysts. Different models can be used to arrive at
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Summary Nucor is an industrial steel company headquartered in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. They are aninnovative and lean company operating with safety in mind and a goal of returning investmentsto stockholders. There management system is extremely lean and consist of 5 levels. Nucor is a highly segmented and independent company. They benefit from each manager operating there segment as its own business entity. This prospective allows Nucor to maintain ahigh degree of entrepreneurship throughout its
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